and sii made what was designed as a refuge to the
miserable, a lource of miserics. But, to return.
The Fortress belonging to the '1'cmple of Jupiter
Hiimmon was encompallcd with three walls ; the
■firll fortification was for the Prince, the iccond
for his Spoufe and her Children, and the lall was
the poll of the Soldiers. A ilrufture very well
contrived, only that it was much better adapted
for desence, than ossence. 1 mull confess that as
I cannot lay much for the valour of a Soldier that
only knows how to repulse an enemy that allaults
him, so I cannot much commend a Fort that, bc-
sides being able to defend itself, is not also well
dispoled lor offending its enemies. But yet yoiì
Ihou'd contrive the matter so, that though yoli
have both those advantages, you ihou'd. seem to
have had an eye only to one of them, namely,
your own defence; that it may bethought the
uther happened only from the lituation and ma-
ture of the building.

Of the proper Situation, Strueliire
and fortisication os a Fortress,
whether in a Plain,'or upon a.
Hill, its Inclosnre, Arca, Walls,
Ditches, Bridges, and Towers.

Find that even men of good experience
in military affairs, are in doubt which
] is the bell and ilrongess, manner of
building a Fortress, either upon a Hill
or Plain. There is scarceany Hill but what may
be either attack'd or undermined; nor any Plain
but what may be so well fortified that it (hall
be impollible to aliatile it without great dan-
ger. But I (lull not dispute about this quelli-
on. Our bulinefs is to contrive everything luita-
bly to the nature of the place ; and indeed all
tlie rules which we have laid down for the build-
ing a City, (liou'd be obterved in the building a
Fortress. The Fortrels particularly Ihou'd be
sure to have even and direct ilrccts, by which
the Garrison may march to attack an enemy,
òr in case of (edition or treachery, their own
Citizens and Inhabitants, and bring in succours
either out of their own Country or from
abroad, without impediment, by Land, River,
Lake, or Sea. One very good form tor the Area
of a Fortress, is that of a C joining to all
the City Walls as m a round O with bend-
T t ina